The role of distance learning in higher education has exploded in recent years. The Sloan Center for OnLine Education reports that the number of students taking online courses has been growing at approximately 20 percent per year and that more than 1.9 million students were taking an online course in the United States in Fall 2003 (Carlson, 2004). However, this does not reflect the full impact of distance education, for still other students engage in distance learning via television, PCs, compact disks, DVDs, and the like.

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The Influence Of Ethnic Background, Gender And Age On Student Performance In Distance Learning Programs

James V. Koch*
Board of Visitors Professor of Economics and President Emeritus, Department of Economics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529
Periodicity:October - December'2005
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.2.3.884

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The role of distance learning in higher education has exploded in recent years. The Sloan Center for OnLine Education reports that the number of students taking online courses has been growing at approximately 20 percent per year and that more than 1.9 million students were taking an online course in the United States in Fall 2003 (Carlson, 2004). However, this does not reflect the full impact of distance education, for still other students engage in distance learning via television, PCs, compact disks, DVDs, and the like.

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James V. Koch (2005). The Influence Of Ethnic Background, Gender And Age On Student Performance In Distance Learning Programs. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 2(3), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.2.3.884

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